Eric,

I am not familiar with the particular models, but I have seen several
warnings that Cobra radios have a very annoying beep at the end of
each transmission, that it can not be turned off, and so should be
avoided for birding.

Roy Harvey
rmharvey at snet.net
Beacon Falls, CT (but I get to WA now and then)


On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 13:16:24 EST, you wrote:

>Staples today is advertising a pair of Cobra 2-way FRS radios with
>rechargeable batteries and charger, for $40 after $20 mail-in rebate. That
>seems awfully inviting, as a present for my two children, with me to "borrow"
>on an as-needed basis. The ad doesn't seem to give a model number, and I
>cannot tell whether the radios have the subcodes. Two questions:
>
>Has anybody used whatever Cobra model this is, and found them lacking
>annoying features?
>
>Is the 11-22 frequency available on those GMRS models which have a five mile
>range, but don't have the full selection of FRS frequencies?
>
>Eric Stahlfeld